Village · Kotkhai, Shimla
# Jangal Gohach

Jangal Gohach is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171202. The 2011 Census counted 34 people in 10 households, the 199th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.
- 34 people (2011)
- 10 households
- 75.9% literacy
- 171202 PIN code

## Jangal Gohach PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jangal Gohach is 171202. Jangal Gohach falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171202
- Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code 026112

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jangal Gohach from nearby towns?
- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 37 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 72 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town) 37 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jangal Gohach?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Jangal Gohach; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kalbog
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kalbog
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jangal Gohach known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and vegetables. About 3% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jangal Gohach

Of every 100 households in Jangal Gohach in 2011, 92 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jangal Gohach · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 94%
- Toilet within the home 67% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 33% 42%
- Tap water 100% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 62%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 36%
- Use banking services 67% 76%
- Television 58% 74%
- Mobile phone 83% 84%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 18%
- None of these assets 0% 6%
- Own their home 58% 79%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jangal Gohach?

■ Jangal Gohach · ■ Kotkhai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.9% 82.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 789 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 250 918
- Working population 55.9% 57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 78.6% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (79%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai
- Marthu 42 people
- Thakrot 41 people
- Hatli 40 people
- Bhamta Parali 35 people
- Up Muhal Chuni 34 people
- Chajoli 31 people
- Reserve Jangal -Viii -IX AB 31 people
- D.P.F. Salyana 30 people

All 250 villages in Kotkhai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jangal Gohach? 171202
- How far is Jangal Gohach from Shimla? 72 km by road
- What is the population of Jangal Gohach? 34 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jangal Gohach in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jangal Gohach? 75.9% (Census 2011)

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